The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Customs seize 'stinking' ape skull from traveller's luggage Customers officers did a double-take at Munich airport last week when a suitcase belonging to a man arriving from Thailand turned out to contain the reeking skull of an unfortunate ape. https://www.thelocal.de/20160205/customs-seize-stinking-ape-skull-from-travellers-luggage Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:57:28 +0100 customs-seize-stinking-ape-skull-from-travellers-luggage Waltz joins Berlin film festival jury Double Oscar-winning Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, Hong Kong heart-throb Tony Leung and French filmmaker Michel Gondry will be jurors at next month's Berlin film festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20140114/christoph-waltz-joins-berlin-film-festival-jury-berlinale Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:31:00 +0100 christoph-waltz-joins-berlin-film-festival-jury-berlinale Leftist accuses official of blocking citizenship Weeks after a member of the socialist Left party accused Lower Saxony's Interior Ministry of blocking her citizenship application for her political leanings, Jannine Menger-Hamilton told The Local on Friday she would now receive a German passport. https://www.thelocal.de/20100319/25991 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0100 25991